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Want To Lose A Lot Of Weight Fast?
Hot Air ^ | 11:21 am on February 23, 2018 | Jazz Shaw

Posted on 02/23/2018 11:02:09 AM PST by entropy12

Want To Lose A Lot Of Weight Fast? Move To Venezuela! Despite the admittedly sarcastic nature of the title of this article, today’s story highlights an ongoing, dire, and rapidly worsening situation for the people of Venezuela. As the socialist government of dictator Nicolas Maduro continues to drive the nation toward complete collapse, a new study compiled by three universities shows that that vast majority of Venezuelans are literally starving at this point. The problem has become so serious that the average citizen there has lost nearly 25 pounds of body weight over just the past year. (Reuters)

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: venezuela; weight
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1 posted on 02/23/2018 11:02:09 AM PST by entropy12
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To: entropy12
Bill Whittle: Socialism is for Suckers video
2 posted on 02/23/2018 11:06:36 AM PST by rlmorel (Leftists: American Liberty is the egg that requires breaking to make their Utopian omelette)
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To: entropy12

It is a good article.

It highlights why socialism fails...a centralized government, setting prices for products, determining how much should be produced and where it should be sent...IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER.

But like the Leftist Perpetual Motion Ponzi Scheme that Socialism is, there is never a shortage of weak minds to embrace and advance it.


3 posted on 02/23/2018 11:09:52 AM PST by rlmorel (Leftists: American Liberty is the egg that requires breaking to make their Utopian omelette)
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To: entropy12

Probably a good time to visit Venezuela?
Lots of skinny and HUNGRY chicks down there.


4 posted on 02/23/2018 11:11:13 AM PST by SJSAMPLE
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To: entropy12
The No Food diet. Works every time.
5 posted on 02/23/2018 11:14:01 AM PST by Disambiguator (Keepin' it analog.)
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To: entropy12

Think of all the money they are saving on medical care for diabetes and heart disease.

You see, socialist medical systems DO have excellent and efficient outcomes!


6 posted on 02/23/2018 11:15:00 AM PST by PGR88
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To: entropy12

Democrats still all agree that socialism is the best system there is. Anyone who says otherwise should be sent somewhere and never seen again.


7 posted on 02/23/2018 11:19:29 AM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: entropy12

Funny enough, this may make them healthier over all. Caloric restriction diets tend to be good for you.


8 posted on 02/23/2018 11:27:51 AM PST by Paradox (Don't call them mainstream, there is nothing mainstream about the MSM.)
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To: SJSAMPLE

nice post, seems an odd thing to be joking about the starvation of other human beings as a way to satisfy your lustful desires. seeking attention much?


9 posted on 02/23/2018 11:28:09 AM PST by longfellowsmuse (last of the living nomads)
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To: longfellowsmuse

Butt hurt over jokes much?


10 posted on 02/23/2018 11:31:25 AM PST by SJSAMPLE
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To: entropy12

Why don’t they do like Spicoli and keep a bagel in their waistband?


11 posted on 02/23/2018 11:31:32 AM PST by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: entropy12

Careful, guys?
Somebody’s getting butt hurt over all these jokes.


12 posted on 02/23/2018 11:38:56 AM PST by SJSAMPLE
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To: entropy12

I bet that the people in Venezuela wished they had a Second Amendment right now.


13 posted on 02/23/2018 12:01:48 PM PST by 353FMG
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To: SJSAMPLE; Lazamataz
Probably a good time to visit Venezuela? Lots of skinny and HUNGRY chicks down there.

Laz, SJ has a point.

14 posted on 02/23/2018 12:03:23 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: entropy12

Let’s send all of our university instructors to Venezuela.

So they can eat them.


15 posted on 02/23/2018 12:08:32 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: SJSAMPLE

Don’t give my any ideas...hmmm


16 posted on 02/23/2018 12:09:18 PM PST by entropy12 (30 Million low wealth, low skill LEGAL chain migrants in 25 years is 60 times worse than DACA)
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To: SJSAMPLE

Just didn’t think human tragedy was funny... that’s all


17 posted on 02/23/2018 12:44:43 PM PST by longfellowsmuse (last of the living nomads)
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To: longfellowsmuse; SJSAMPLE

People of Venezuela brought the tragedy onto themselves by falling for the socialist propaganda. Socialism sounds good on paper, when everybody is told they will share the wealth of rich people. But it has not created prosperity anywhere because it goes against human nature, which requires incentive to work hard. Why work hard when you will get the same reward as those who work hard?


18 posted on 02/23/2018 12:52:31 PM PST by entropy12 (30 Million low wealth, low skill LEGAL chain migrants in 25 years is 60 times worse than DACA)
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To: Paradox

“Funny enough, this may make them healthier over all. Caloric restriction diets tend to be good for you.”

Socialism: It’s for your own good.

(Yes, caloric restriction CAN have health benefits. But malnutrition and starvation, not so much.)


19 posted on 02/23/2018 1:28:53 PM PST by unlearner (You will never come to know that which you do not know until you first know that you do not know it.)
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To: longfellowsmuse

EVERYTHING is funny at a certain point.

Tragedy + Time = Comedy.


20 posted on 02/23/2018 1:58:08 PM PST by SJSAMPLE
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